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Evolution of Birds

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    Dromeosaurids

    Dromeosaurids
    Also known as Dromaeosauridae or raptors, this dinosaur is one closely related to birds and was one of the dinosaurs that evolved into a bird. These creatures lived from the early to late Cretaceous period.
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    Archaeopteryx

    Archaeopteryx
    Sometimes referred as Urvogel which means "original bird". It's viewed as the transition from dinosaurs to birds. It lived about 150 million years ago.
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    Caudipteryx

    Caudipteryx
    Dated from about 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous which was about 146 million to 100 million years ago. With its fossils having impressions of long feathers on its tail and forearms, its known as one of the first feathered birds known.
  • Living/Modern Birds

    Living/Modern Birds
    These are the birds we see around today. Toothless beaks, feathers in different lengths and colors and many more features.